The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1887-02-12
GRENADA, MISS, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1887.
{. and where does it dwell"


At Oxford found the State Universi>
ty, an institution we'll officered and we'll |
endowed. I visited the beautiful grounds
and went through the commodius build
ings and saw the library and laboratories
and other equipments, all Of which are
we'll advanced with the requirements of
this advanced age. There is a COM
manding dignity about the professors in
a college that always commands my rev>
erence, and l found it here The students
seem to share in that dignity Of deport>
ments more than is usual. Indeed l
have found Mississippi to be proud old
State. a7
x Il
One of these old confederates swung
his empty sleeve around az he squeezed
nv hand, and said: "Bill where is
Grady? Why didn't you bring Grady !
We want to see Grady, God bless him !
Didn't he put head Oh old 1almage 2"
Well, it is Grady, Henry Grady, all
along the line. Isee his speech in al.
most every paper, | saw it in three pa
pers to-day, and one of them was a negro
paper published in Grenada, and the
coiored editor was lavish in his compli.
ments. l wonder if Grady has captured
the nation? He has the whites and tae
negroes north aud south, east and west
and expect has got the Indians and
the heathern Chinee. The Mississippians
saw they want Lamar for the next vice
president, but il they cant set him they
want Grady. But let me tell you,
Eugene Field, Of the Chicago New,
ought to be sued for libel. These people
here believe every word that he wrote
about Grady btiag an Irishman ard
foreign born and picked up by Bennett.
Intelligent men told me they supposed i!
| was 50. OF course Grady's beautiful
tribute to his colder father should have
been sufficient exposure Of Fields
"make up" but some how the people
didn't note the inconsistency. An editor
told me to-day that lie knew that Grady
was an Irishman, and he supposed Fields
biography was the truth.
"But it don't NATTER" said be- 'it will
certainly capture the Irish vote.
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Grenada is brave old town. 1t has
survived fire and pestilence and the
sword. There is not building on the
public square that was there three years
ago. The terrible pestilence came here
in '7S. and as they say, about cleaned up
the town. Whole families were swept
out of existance. But remnant was
left and now here lie beautiful town OF
1000 inhabitants, with good schools and
churches and abundant energy among
her merchants. They boast Of handling
$4,000 bales of cotton and have COM
press, and on Saturdays the streets ar
cloudy with negroes. General Walthall
who is United States senator, lives here
and his people are as proud OF him as
Oxford is of Lamar. lie is a pure man
in all relations of life, and the first man
who stepped from private lie to the
national senate chamber. This is his
| first office, and we'll does he fill it. His
humble residence is in sight of me while
write-a comfortable cottage, with
vines and evergreens abounding, and a
long yeranda that reminds me OF my
own, where love to sit and smoke the
pipe of peace and tranquility. | have
still more respect for him because he does
not live in paatial mansion. These ARE
a good people in Grenada, and they are
ali the better for having one great ana
good man to look upto and reverence
Major Fl Harper lives few miles in the
country and came in town to talk about
Georgia. He is nearing the ninetles and
has no idea of departing these coasts ior
' many year. A large, tall, massive frame,
he rises promptly from his chair, when
excited, and throws his big long arm,
around az he says: II tell yon my friend
Geo. NJ. Troup was a great hero. ut
made VIM. Writ back down about those
Indians, and he moved them in defiance
of the Injunction of the supreme court al
. Washington" Then he would pass OF
, rapidly to Crawford and Dooly and Jo'
Henry Lumpkin and John Forsythe aue
> all the notable men of that historic age
3 He seemed to think that l too llvet
away back there and would say: Don
YOU remember when Toombs was but
8 bow. how he led rebellion in Franklin
s college, and old Moses Waddell expelled
, him, ETC., etc. But did not remember
Said he, Il was then member OF tn
:. Georgia educational boald, and we w
] ted money enough to educate Alex. d
:. Stephens. Yes, sir. Some of my owl
Q money was invested in that great man
8 and it wa, good investment. Yes sir
] it paid; it paid"
:; leave Grenada to-day for Jackson
y the capital. where shall make vloien !,
: assault upon the citadel Of their kind
! ! ness and good will, and take it If can.